Opinion

Evershed versus Duffield - coming to a computer console near you for Christmas. What about Modern War Fund Manager 2, on X-Box or PS3.

The credit crunch is now more than three years old. The chaos of 2008, the rushed policy responses and bank capital injections and the subsequent cyclical bounce have been followed by regular jolts to investor confidence, not least the one that gripped...

The last G20 meeting did not save the world. The last time one did so, it entailed nationalising or supporting large banks.

Since inception, the euro area has been an accident in waiting. Moreover, it was at a turning point in the cycle that the initial skid was always likely to occur.

This has not been a good year for President Obama. His opinion poll ratings have fallen as worries about entrenched unemployment have risen.

Encouraging people to save is seldom easy, least of all when inflation is eating into the purchasing power of capital and returns.

This quarter has been a tough one for the fund management industry as continuing uncertainty over the eurozone debt crisis hit sales and dragged down assets under management.

So, Bob Diamond thinks banks need to become ‘good citizens', which raises an interesting concept for any institution to deal with, particularly one with its roots in the Quaker movement like Barclays.

Despite the Greeks managing to avoid ‘blowing up' their parliament for the time being, one wonders who will be next in the firing line. Enter Italy, stage left.

So, Silvio Berlusconi has finally confirmed he is leaving. The announcement caught the headlines of the newspapers across the world. And you could almost hear the cheer across Europe.